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Palythoa canariensis Protopalythoa canariensis, Sea Mat

Protopalythoa canariensis wird umgangssprachlich als Kanarische Krustenanemone bezeichnet. Die Haltung gilt als einfach, unter Beachtung des Umgangs mit der Krustenanemone auf ihre mögliche Giftigkeit. Es wird ein Aquarium von mindestens 54 Liter empfohlen. Giftigkeit: Giftig.


Profilbild Urheber Ronny Kreuzberg, Spanien (Tauchen auf den Kanaren)

Nachtfoto unter Blaulicht, sehr schön fluoreszierend


Courtesy of the author Ronny Kreuzberg, Spanien (Tauchen auf den Kanaren) . Please visit www.diving-canary-islands.com for more information.

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lexID:
11570 
AphiaID:
101059 
Scientific:
Palythoa canariensis 
German:
Kanarische Krustenanemone 
English:
Protopalythoa Canariensis, Sea Mat 
Category:
Kolonianemoner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Sphenopidae (Family) > Palythoa (Genus) > canariensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Haddon & Duerden, ), 1896 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, the Canary Islands 
Sea depth:
1 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
66.2 °F - 73.4 °F (19°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Fish eggs, Lobster eggs, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
11.88 gal (~ 54L)  
Difficulty:
2 - Enkel 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Palythoa anthoplax
  • Palythoa australiae
  • Palythoa capensis
  • Palythoa caribbaeorum
  • Palythoa complanata
  • Palythoa dartevellei
  • Palythoa densa
  • Palythoa durbanensis
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-06-08 07:08:45 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Palythoa canariensis are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Palythoa canariensis, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Palythoa canariensis, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity


Palythoa canariensis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Palythoa canariensis, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

Very special thanks for the first photos of Protopalythoa canariensis to Ronny Kreuzberg Tauchen auf den Kanaren.
https://www.diving-canary-islands.com/en/canarian-sea-mat-palythoa-canariensis/

External links

  1. Homepage Ronny Kreuzberg - Tauchen auf den Kanaren - (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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